The Grey Eagle Warrior Challenge is the Chadron VFW’s biggest fund fundraising event of the year. Their primary goal with this event is twofold:
1) to raise funds that help send veterans from the panhandle to Washington D.C. to see the memorials that were built in their honor. (Nebraska Mid-American Honor Flight Inc.)
2) to raise funds for scholarships that go to veterans either living in the panhandle or are from the panhandle. (click here to apply)
While this is the event’s primary goal, it has grown to become so much more. The Chadron VFW is excited to see more and more of the community come out each year. They have teams that run the race as a team-building opportunity. They have teams of family members who want an opportunity to do something challenging together. Many show up just to watch and show their support. Vendors will be there to serve food and drinks or showcase their local businesses. There will also be a kid’s course that the children love to run.
The best way to describe the Grey Eagle Warrior Challenge is to say it is a 5k run with obstacles. A four-man team can run the race, or race as an individual. They also set up different classes for participation. Participants can compete in the entire event, limit themselves to only the obstacles, or even try out certain obstacles for fun. The obstacles include a wall, a rope crawl, a cargo net, a low crawl, a litter carry, a rope swing over a mud pit, and a block drag.
Even if you don’t want to race, everyone is welcome to come out and cheer them on!